IDFA, NMPF Urge States To Keep Restrictions On Raw Milk
October 23, 2014 | 1 min to read
IDFA joined with the National Milk Producers Federation last week to send letters opposing efforts in Illinois and New Hampshire that would make raw milk more accessible to consumers.
Illinois
Proposed regulations in Illinois would make legal the sale of raw milk to consumers in the state. The regulations, issued earlier this month by the Illinois Department of Public Health, would change the definition of milk available for sale to the public to include raw milk.
“Consumption of raw milk is a demonstrated public health risk,” IDFA and NFMP said in the letter. “The link between raw milk and foodborne illness has been well-documented in the scientific literature, with evidence spanning nearly 100 years.”
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